Creepy Michael Jackson Hologram Performs at Billboard Music Awards

Tonight on the Billboard Music Awards, Michael Jackson became the latest artist to join the hologram trend from beyond the grave. Projected onto a screen and surrounded by a gaggle of dancers (both real and projected), the holographic image of Jackson performed "Slave to the Rhythm" from new album Xscape. He (it?) was wearing circa-Dangerous era clothes and performed many of MJ's signature dance moves, albeit in a slightly awkward, jerky, off-beat way. It was... weird. Watch the performance below, via Mr. World Premiere. Update: The official video is now available.

Read Billboard's story about the making of the MJ hologram here, and read Lindsay Zoladz's feature about hologram technology here. And for more on the Billboard Music Awards, check out chart guru Chris Molanphy's recent feature for The Pitch.